Blood On My Hands

Album: Artwork (2009)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is the first single from American alternative rock band The Used fourth studio album, Artwork.
  • Guitarist Quinn Allman told AOL: "That song is brutal. It's about killing off whatever it is you need to kill off and premeditating that. You can take it anyway you want to, but it's about killing something about yourself or someone. It's awesome."

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